Bazetta Fire Department to replace equipment

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security have awarded the Bazetta Township Fire Department a grant of $8,172 to allow the department to replace 34 sections of firefighting hose and three hose nozzles.

The Assistance to Firefighters grant, will also pay for replacement of an 18-year-old multigas detector, a device firefighters take to fire scenes to determine the types of gases that might be present.